Barn-fóstr

Dicionário de Nórdico Antigo - barn-fóstr

Significado da palavra Nórdico Antigo "barn-fóstr"

Como definido pelo dicionário Cleasby & Vigfusson de Nórdico Antigo para Inglês:

A palavra Nórdico Antigo barn-fóstr pode significar:barn-fóstr

barn-fóstr
n. ‘bairn-fostering,’ a kind of adoption in olden times; at bjóða e-m b., to offer b. to another man, is a standing custom in the Sagas; men of wealth, but of low birth, in order to get security for their property, offered barnfóstr to noblemen, as in Ld. ch. 16 and ch. 28, Hænsa Þór. S. (Ísl. ii. 125), Harð. S. ch. 9 (Ísl. ii. 23); or it was done as a matter of policy, it being regarded as a homage to be the foster-father of another man’s son; því at sá er mælt at sá sé útignari sem öðrum fóstrar barn, FmS. i. 16; ok er sá kallaðr æ minni maðr, er öðrum fóstrar barn, Ld. 108; thus Jon Loptsson offered b. to the young Snorri, in order to soothe the wounded pride of his father Sturla, Sturl. i. 106; Ari Frodi was fostered by Hall í Haukadal, Íb.; Njal offered to adopt as a son the young Hoskuld, in order to atone for the slaying of his father, Nj. ch. 95; cp. also the interesting story of the kings Harold and Athelstan and the young Hacon, FmS. i. l. c.: as a matter of friendship, Ld. 144, BS. i. 73, 74, Sturl. i. 223, Ld. 25, and many other instanceS.
barn-fóstr
COMPD: barnfóstrlaun.

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Abreviaturas usadas:

ch.
chapter.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Obras & Autores citados:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Harð. S.
Harðar Saga. (D. II.)
Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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